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Show "Colorado River Weed" To Begin February 13 "Colorado River Week" a week-set week-set aside to call attention of the citzens of the nation to the need for the Colorado River Storage project will be observed in four states beginning February 13. The week is sponsohed by the Upper Colorado River Grass Roots Inc., a citizens group' pushing for support of the river project. Colorado, Col-orado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming will join in observance of the week. During the week, citizens can show their support of the great river project by becoming aqualantes aqua-lantes (water vigilantes). Aqulan-tes Aqulan-tes will contribute $1 or more to the nation-wide education program being sponsored by the Grass Roots organization, and also will help by letter-writing, and by learning the facts of the project. Local Committee Named A committee in Roosevelt has been set up under the direction of the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce and will begin functioning func-tioning in the near future to bring the campaign to local citizens. Bennie Schmiett will head the committee as chairman and other members will be announced later. The Colorado River Storage Project Pro-ject now is before Congress. It , calls for a series of dams along i the Coloirado River and its tributaries trib-utaries in the four states. "People need to know how vital vit-al this project is to all of us of the West," said Calvin K. Snyder, Denver, chairman of the 4-state organization. "Once our citizens i realize that this is a project to I help them and their state, as well as the entire nation, I know we'll I have their support." Citizens can become Aqualantes now by writing to their state Aqualante headquarters. Headquarters Headquar-ters offices are Colorado - 1301 Welton St., Denver; New Mexico Box 1301, Albuquerque; Utah -"Aqualantes," State Capitol Bldg., Salt Lake City; and Wyoming -Room 201 Capitol Building, Cheyenne. Chey-enne. The project has been opposed by people who are misinformed or who have selfish motives. The Grass Roots organization was formed to combat false informa- Ition against a project that is vital to the future of the fourt states. |